Viswanathan Anand vs Michael Adams

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1997 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE-Wch k.o.
Site Groningen
Round 7.5
Date 1997.12.30
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/5p2/4pk2/R7/1r2B3/4K3/8 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bb4
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.Bd3 Be7
  10. 10.a3 Nf6
  11. 11.Be3 O-O
  12. 12.O-O-O Bd7
  13. 13.Ng5 h6
  14. 14.Nge4 Rc8
  15. 15.Kb1 Na5
  16. 16.Nc5 b6
  17. 17.Nxd7 Qxd7
  18. 18.Ba6 Rc7
  19. 19.Qd3 Nd5
  20. 20.Rc1 Nxc3+
  21. 21.Rxc3 Rxc3
  22. 22.Qxc3 Qd5
  23. 23.Rc1 Bf6
  24. 24.f3 Rd8
  25. 25.Rc2 Qb3
  26. 26.Qxb3 Nxb3
  27. 27.Rc7 Nxd4
  28. 28.Rxa7 g5
  29. 29.Rb7 Rd6
  30. 30.Bc4 Be5
  31. 31.h3 Kg7
  32. 32.a4 Kf6
  33. 33.Bf2 h5
  34. 34.h4 Nf5
  35. 35.hxg5+ Kxg5
  36. 36.Bxb6 Rd2
  37. 37.g4 hxg4
  38. 38.fxg4 Rxb2+
  39. 39.Kc1 Kxg4
  40. 40.a5 Nd6
  41. 41.Rc7 Nxc4
  42. 42.Rxc4+ Kf5
  43. 43.Ra4 Rg2
  44. 44.a6 Rg8
  45. 45.a7 Ra8
  46. 46.Kc2 Bb8
  47. 47.axb8=Q Rxb8
  48. 48.Be3 e5
  49. 49.Kd3 Rb3+
  50. 50.Ke2 f6

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